BRIDGE OF LOVE PROJECT 1994
Original ArtistS - 1994 LINE-UP
The original vocalists on the 1994 recording of Bridge of Love represented a near-complete snapshot of Australian country music artists of the era. From veteran artists such as Smoky Dawson and Jimmy Little, to newer stars such as Lee Kernaghan and Gina Jeffreys, and rising talent such as Kasey Chambers, the teenaged vocalist in her family's Dead Ringer Band, find out more about the original artists...
ORIGINAL SONG 'Bridge of Love'
Written by Roger Corbett of the Bushwackers, the song 'Bridge of Love' was a huge #1 country music hit in 1994-1995. Hear the song...
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION TEAM
The recording of 'Bridge of Love' was an epic production involving the finest Australian facilities and technicians, as well as an elite team of strategists, creative producers, arrangers and musicians. Find out more...
ORIGINAL SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
To complete the massive 'Bridge of Love' recording and video project, project organiser Melanie Williamson needed to raise more than $50,000 worth of donated materials and facilities. There were studio facilities, recording and film stocks, airfares for interstate artists, accommodation, buses for transporting 120 school choir members, catering, t-shirts, posters and POS materials, and much more...
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY FILM
See the making of the 'Bridge of Love' recording in 1994. Interviews with country music stars including the late greats Smoky Dawson and Jimmy Little, rare behind-the-scenes footage, insights into the wonderful work of Barnardos Australia, and more...
AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS 1994-1995
When a seemingly impossible mission was accomplished through country music's huge team effort, it was acknowledged by Australian and NSW Governments, the United Nations Association (NSW), and the Country Music Association of Australia. Read more...
